1. Foundation Innove
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3. About Estonia Location: North East Europe Area: 45 227 km²
Population: 1.3 million
Capital: Tallinn
Official language: Estonian
Ethnic groups: 72% Estonian, 22% Russian, 6% other
Over 1500 islands and 2500 lakes.
Forests: 52% of the territory.
Industry- important industries (forestry, furniture)

4. “e-Estonia” e-government (paperless meetings) e-elections e-taxes
digital signature
e-police
e-healthcare
e-school, e-tests
e-residence

5. Estonian e-inventions
Skype
Erply- retail software system used by many companies worldwide, including Amazon
TransferWise- money transfer service named as „East London’s 20 hottest tech startups“ by the Guardian in 2012

6. Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2020
Education in Estonia
Estonian Lifelong Learning Strategy 2020
(adopted in 2014)
sees learning as a lifestyle.
Every person is a lifelong learner contributing to the development of a learning society.

7. Estonian Educational Landscape
Pre-school education
Basic education
General Upper Secondary Education
Vocational Education
Higher education
Adult education

8. European Benchmarks for 2020
share of early leavers from education and training should be less than 10%.
share of year olds with tertiary educational attainment should be at least 40%.
at least 15% of adults should participate in lifelong learning.

9. Number of educational establishments 2014
Educational Establishments in Estonia
Kindergartens
652
General education schools
545
Vocational education schools 41
Higher education establishments 25
Kutseõppeasutused: 30 kutsekooli, 8 erakutsekooli, 3 munitsipaalkutsekooli
Kõrgkoolid: 6 avalik-õiguslikku ülikooli, 8 riigi- ja 8 erarakenduskõrgkooli, üks eraülikool, 2 kutseõppeasutust.
Vocational education schools: 30 state owned, 8 private, 3 municipal schools
Higher education: 6 open public universities, 8 state, 8 universities of applied sciences, 1 private, 2 vocational education schools

10. Numbers of students and teachers
Number of pupils 2014/2015
In general education schools ca
1st year pupils
ca 15000
Upper secondary school students
ca 21540
Students in vocational education
ca 25500
Number of teachers 2013/2014
In general education schools
14226
Vocational schools
2129
Preschool educational institutions
7869

11. Foundation Innove Founded in 2003
Under supervision of the Ministry of Education and Research
450 employees

12. Innove Structure Tallinn European School Supervisory Board (7 members)
Centre for International
Co-operation
Administrative Centre
Management
Board (2 members)
Financial Centre
Structural
Funds Agency
Education Agency
Agency for Lifelong Guidance
Development Centre
Regional Guidance Centres (16)

13. Institutions under Supervision of the Ministry of Education and Research
Governmental institutions
Estonian Research Council
Archimedes Foundation
Information Technology Foundation for Education
Foundation Innove
Sport Training and Information Foundation
Science Centre AHHAA Foundation
Estonian Qualification Authority/ Kutsekoda
State institutions
Foundations
State high schools
Schools for children with SEN
SEN- special education needs
Valitsusasutused: Keeleinspektsioon ja Rahvusarhiiv
Riigiasutused: Eesti Noorsootöö Keskus (ENTK)
Teadus- ja arendusasutused: Eesti Biokeskus, Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum, Eesti Keele Instituut, Tartu Observatoorium
Rakenduskõrgkoolid- Colleges of applied sciences
Vocational schools
Applied higher education colleges
Science and development institutions

14. Implement life-long learning strategy
Innove’s mission
Implement life-long learning strategy
Development of general, vocational education and student counselling
Mediation of the EU Structural Funds
Competency center of general and vocational education

15. General and vocational education Lifelong Guidance Services
Organisation
Management Board
Supervisory Board
General and vocational education
National Curricula & Methodology
Examinations and tests
International surveys
Foreign Languages
Language Immersion programmes
Lifelong Guidance Services
Development of career and educational counselling system
Career and educational counselling services in 16 county-based centres
Structural Funds
The European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund support for education
International cooperation
Administration
Financial services

16. Role of Innove in general and vocational education (1)
National curricula development, support to schools in implementation
Development and administration of national examinations, standardised tests
Implementation of international foreign language examinations
Development of study materials for children with special educational needs (SEN)

17. Role of Innove in general and vocational education (2)
Language immersion programmes
Estonian Citizenship and Estonian language examinations
International surveys (PISA, TALIS)
In-service training for teachers and school management

18. Lifelong Guidance Services
Guidance for educational needs
Career guidance
SEN education specialist
Career education
Speech therapist
Career information
Social pedagogue
Career counselling
Psychologist
Karjääri- ja õppenõustamisteenused on Rajaleidja keskuses kliendile tasuta.
Koolidesse tellitud õppenõustamisteenus on kooli jaoks tasuline.

19. Lifelong Guidance Services
Educational and career counselling services in 16 Rajaleidja (pathfinder) centres all over Estonia

20. Education Support Services
Management of Rajaleidja network
Methodology and training
Educational mobility - Euroguidance network information exchange

21. Structural Funds
The European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund support for fostering education

22. The European Social Fund Support in the area of education was over 55 million euro during the period of

23. The European Regional Development Fund support in the area of education was over 213 million euro in the period of
Improvement of the quality of the study environment of schools intended for students with special educational needs through developing the relevant infrastructure
Modernization of open youth centres, information and counselling centres and hobby schools
Infrastruktuuri toetused so renoveerimine, ehitus, tehnoloogiline sisseseade
Valdkonnad: kutsekoolid, huvikeskused, hariduslike erivajaduslikega (HEV) laste koolid
Modernization of the study environment of vocational schools

24. Structural Funds support in the area of the Ministry of Social Affairs
In total over 155 million euro during the period of 2007 – 2013

25. Financial Indicators of Innove in 2013
Võrdluseks 2012: Tegevuskulud: 2578 (3%) Tööjõukulud: 3696 (5%) Jagatud toetused: (92%) Muutuse põhjused: Innove laienenud tegevusala, mis ei ole seotud vaid toetuste jagamisega Lõppes struktuuritoetuste periood

26. Tallinn European School
Tallinn European School was established in 2013 by Foundation Innove
The school offers English-medium basic education for officials of EU institutions, children of diplomats, etc
49 employees, 120 students
Webpage:
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